Today's economy thrives on the free flow of personal information. The GDPR significantly restricts the ability of companies to export personal information outside the European Union (EU). On July 16, 2020, only two years after the GDPR became effective, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a ground-breaking judgement in Schrems II, declaring the EU-US Privacy Shield invalid. In addition, the Schrems II ruling also specifies requirements that companies must meet when using the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for data exports. The ruling has far reaching consequences for companies doing business in the EU, both in the B2C and B2B context.

The Wilson Sonsini Privacy and Cyber Security team is organizing a series of webinars to address data transfer issues, given the business impact and legal uncertainty resulting from the Schrems II ruling. The series offers practical tips and insights on how to address data transfers restrictions and provides the latest developments in this fast-moving area.

The second session will discuss Practical Implications for International Businesses Topics to be covered include:

• Action points to ensure continuity of data transfers;
• How to conduct a data transfer impact assessment;
• Data transfer due diligence for data importers and exporters;
• What type of supplemental measures should be considered to secure data exports and imports.

We hope you will join us.

For more information visit the Wilson Sonsini Data Advisor here.

Thursday, January 7

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. CET